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C2E2 Attendance Grows, But Graphic Novel Sales Fall
Held during C2E2, a Chicago pop culture convention that attracted more than 80,000 fans this year, the Diamond Comics Retail Summit reported that first quarter sales of graphic novels are down 10% compared to last year.
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2017 MoCCA Art Fest Draws Largest Crowd Ever
The annual festival, focused on indie comics and graphic novels, attracted more than 4,000 fans on Saturday.
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Photo Mania: MoCCA Arts Festival 2017
This year's MoCCA Arts Festival, an annual gathering of independent and self-published comics and graphic novels, attracted a record crowd. PW was there to capture images of the weekend comics festival.
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DC Entertainment Goes All-Out in Marketing Rebirth Book Collections
After a wildly popular comic book launch in the direct market, DC is looking for a second wave of success in the bookstore market with a line of trade paperback collections of its popular Rebirth series.
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In L.A., Women Creators Discuss Gender Diversity in the Comics Industry
At a panel called "Women in Comics" held at the L.A. Public Library, five women comics creators discuss how gender and minority diversity in the pop culture industries has improved, and how much more work needs to be done.
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Fantagraphics Has Surprise Hit in Debut ‘My Favorite Thing is Monsters’
The Seattle-based indie comics press has ordered the largest second printing in its 40-year history for Emil Ferris' literary graphic novel.
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IDW Taps Shelly Bond to Launch Black Crown Comics Imprint
Bond, former executive editor at Vertigo, will oversee the new creator-owned comics and graphic novel imprint at IDW Publishing.
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W.W. Norton Releases Centennial Edition of Will Eisner’s 'A Contract with God'
Norton marks Will Eisner’s 100th birthday with a new hardcover edition of the book considered to be one the first graphic novels published in the U.S.
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Using Kickstarter, Magnetic Press Plans Expanded ‘Black Comix’
The coauthors of 'Black Comix,' a pioneering 2010 African-American comics compilation, have tapped Kickstarter to fund an expanded version of the book, and teamed with Magnetic Press to release it to the trade.
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Karen Berger to Launch Berger Books Imprint at Dark Horse
Pioneering former Vertigo executive editor Karen Berger returns to comics publishing with a new imprint at Dark Horse focused on creator-owned comics and graphic novels.
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Graphic Novels Had a Strong 2016, Though Comics Sales Slowed
Retailers blame the presidential campaign and postelection anxiety for the year ending on a flat note, but some categories are growing in the book trade and in the comics shop market.
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ComicBlitz Looks to Crowdfund Equity Investment Using WeFunder
Startup digital comics subscription service ComicBlitz seeks investment using WeFunder, the equity crowdfunding platform.
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G. Willow Wilson Reflects on Margaret Atwood and 'Angel Catbird'
Celebrated comics writer G. Willow Wilson pays tribute to literary icon Margaret Atwood and her geeky love of superhero comics, and to Volume 2 of Atwood's delightful superhero graphic novel, 'Angel Catbird.'
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Boom! Debuts Kids’ Graphic Novel ‘The Not-So Secret Society’ This Summer
The publisher of such hit graphic novel series as Lumberjanes and Steven Universe, Boom! Studios plans to release 25 weekly digital comics as part of the launch for 'The Not-So Secret Society,' a new kids' original graphic novel.
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'New York Times' Cuts a Range of Bestseller Lists
As part of its effort to revamp its coverage of publishing, the 'New York Times' has eliminated a number of bestsellers lists, among them graphic novels/manga and mass market paperback lists.
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Lion Forge Heads to ALA with a New Line of Kids' Graphic Novels
Lion Forge senior editor Andrea Colvin will oversee Lion Forge's newly expanded children's comics imprint, Roar Comic/CubHouse. She talked with 'PW' about the newly expanded imprint and the publisher's plans for the ALA Midwinter meeting.
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Scribd Ends Comics Subscription Service
After launching the category in 2015 with much fanfare, Scribd has now quietly ended subscription access to comics and graphic novels.
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Black Comics Creators Fund Diversity on Kickstarter
African-American self-publishers are using Kickstarter to meet the demand for comics with diverse stories and characters.
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‘March Book Three’ Tops Annual PW Graphic Novel Critics Poll
'March Book Three', the final volume in Rep. John Lewis's acclaimed civil rights graphic memoir, has topped PW's Annual Graphic Novel Critics Poll with five votes.
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Feed Your Head with 21 Trippy Comics
The comics listed here are unabashedly strange, their visuals outlandish, and they often explore existential concepts, inviting readers to tune in, freak out, and enhance their consciousness. No substances required.